Many Americans develop varicose veins in their lifetime. For some, varicose veins lead to body image issues and insecurity, but for others varicose veins can cause more serious health problems, such as circulatory issues, aching pain, swelling, skin sores, ulcers, and inflammation.

Vein ablation treatment is an effective, minimally invasive procedure used to treat varicose veins. Laser energy is used to cauterize and close enlarged veins, restoring normal circulatory function.

What causes varicose veins?

Blood vessels normally have valves which ensure your blood only circulates in one direction. But over time these valves can stop working, causing blood to flow backwards and pool inside your veins. Not only does this cause varicose veins that make some people feel insecu Continue Reading

Don’t let back acne control your summer. These body acne treatment tips will help you find the best way to prevent new breakouts, as well as to treat the already existing ones, so you can be clear and confident for the coming swimsuit season.

One cause of back acne could be the products you’re using in your hair. If your conditioner is creamy and scented, it could be clogging your pores when you wash your hair. When washing and conditioning, make sure to keep your hair pulled to the side (over your shoulder, facing forward) so it doesn’t douse your back in the clogging products.

Uterine fibroid cysts. Most every woman has them, but few actually know what they are. So common are these benign cysts that the average woman has about six or seven, if you can believe it. Since there are rarely any signs and symptoms of fibroids, few women hardly ever even realize they have them.

That being said, fibroids are not without risk. Here are a few things you should know about this common medical malady.

Who Gets Fibroids When and Why?
Uterine fibroids typically develop when women are in their 30s and 40s, but typically shrink after menopause. Unfortunately, it’s not entirely known why women develop fibroids, but research has found that certain factors can increase a woman’s chance of developing them. Women who have a family history of fibroids, are African-American, are overweight, and eat more red meat are more likely to develop fibroids.

What Are the Symptoms of Fibroids?
Although they’re typically asymptomatic, there are some troubling symptoms of fibroid cysts that can develop. Some such symptoms include: abnormal menstrual cycles, painful periods, pelvic pressure, abdominal pain, pain during intercourse, bloating, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, difficulty with bowel movements, infertility, and even premature labor.

What Uterine Fibroids Treatment Options Are Available?
Luckily, there are several different fibroid treatments available. One of the most popular of which is Radiofrequency Volumetric Thermal Ablation, which destroys the cysts by applying energy through a small array needle. It’s minimally invasive, outpatient procedure that exclusively targets the fibroids. While there are medicinal fibroid treatments and other surgical fibroid treatments, the former are used to manage symptoms, but can’t remove the cysts, while the latter type of fibroid treatments are invasive. Most patients typically want to avoid surgical fibroid treatments, which is why the often go with Radiofrequency Volumetric Thermal Ablation.

Though fibroids aren’t typically a problem, their symptoms can become quite severe, and warrant removal. If you suspect you may be suffering from fibroids, discuss what fibroid treatments might work best for you.

If you have any questions about uterine fibroid cysts, feel free to ask in the comments.

No one necessarily means to become addicted to drugs. Oftentimes these addictions are developed over long periods of time, and before the individual knows it their life is spinning out of control.

These days, it is often very easy for people to get their hands on illegal substances through either street dealing or even through a medical prescription from a doctor. In various interviews with addicts, all have mentioned that illegal drugs are readily available to purchase — many for less than it would cost to buy a six pack of beer (e.g., $3 for a single dose of cocaine). There is also a rise of prescription medication abuse, with nearly 11 million Americans consuming Oxycontin at least once in a non-medical way, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Anyone who plays a sport or works in sports medicine knows that knee problems are ubiquitous among athletes. While some of those are chronic or overuse injuries, there are many common acute knee injuries as well, among them damage to the anterior cruciate ligament. This extremely common injury has more than 200,000 incidences every single year in the United States. If you’ve damaged your ACL, you’re probably asking these questions:

What Is the ACL and How Is It Injured?

The ACL is one of several important ligament in the knee. It runs diagonally (“cruciate” meaning crossed) inside the knee joint, crossing in front (“anterior” means front) of another ligament in an X shape. Together, these ligamen Continue Reading

Although they’re typically not that big of a deal, some women can’t help but get worried about uterine fibroids, which are muscular tumors that develop on the walls of the uterus. The vast majority of women will develop at least one in their lifetime, and yet virtually all of them never experience the signs and symptoms of fibroids. The reason why so many women worry, though, is because of the symptoms of fibroid cysts that can develop.

Although doctors are still unsure to this day what cause fibroids, they have found that some Continue Reading

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